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iPropose
Oct 17, 2006, 09:30 PM
1. /ID/ Sound - /id/ sound is the sound that the "ed" makes in the words bed, credit, medicine



You pronounce /ID/ when the ending sound of the verb is /T/ or /D/



/T/ - Toasted

/D/ - Padded





2. /T/ sound - /t/ is the common sound of the letter "t". We hear it in the words talk, take, and not.



You pronounce /T/ when the ending sound of the verb is

/F/ - Laughed

/K/ - Kicked

/P/ - Stopped

/S/ - Passed

/SH/ - Pushed

/CH/ - Punched



3. /D/ sound - /d/ is the common sound for the letter “d”. We hear it in the words door, dog, and doctor.



You pronounce /D/ when the ending sound of the verb is neither in (1) or (2) above.



/B/ - Rubbed

/G/ - Bugged

/DG/ - Judged

/L/ - Pulled

/M/ - Hummed

/N/ - Fanned

/R/ - Tired

/V/ - Lived

/Z/ - Buzzed